Author Archives: amdiplo

Steven E. Hendrix, Newsweek
America Is Weakening the One Asset It Needs To Compete With China

Philip Wang, Time
‘It’s Not Working’: Diplomats Fear Trump’s Iran Envoys Are Making Things Worse

Nahal Toosi, Politico
Diplomatic cables show Iran war is damaging US on multiple fronts across the world

The Cost to America and the World The American Diplomacy journal has focused its mission on presenting the voices of practitioners:  commentaries and stories from people who “have been there.”  With this section of the journal, we aim to explore … Read more

Ibrahim Aksoy,  CBSNews
State Department overhauls Foreign Service Officer Test, introduces “America First” foreign policy lectures

Sean Michael, Govexec
As the number of political appointees surge and career SES ranks shrink, one nonprofit warns of ‘institutional consequences’

Jennifer Hansler, CNN
State Dept. announces ‘reforms’ to foreign service test and inclusion of ‘America First’ curriculum for orientation

Ja’han Jones, MS Now
State Dept. ‘reforms’ foreign service training to include white supremacist teachings

Joseph Gedeon, The Guardian
US directs embassies to team up against foreign ‘hostility’ – and use X to ‘counter anti-American propaganda’
Cable signed by Marco Rubio and seen by Guardian suggests staff work with Pentagon psychological operations unit

Daniella Cheslow and Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing, Politico
Trump admin resurrects soft power

Sasha Regelsberg, Fortune
‘It’s shocking how poorly prepared the administration is’: DOGE gutted major energy personnel who warn the U.S. has lost key insights amid Iran war

The Cost to America and the World The American Diplomacy journal has focused its mission on presenting the voices of practitioners:  commentaries and stories from people who “have been there.”  With this section of the journal, we aim to explore … Read more

The Cost to America and the World The American Diplomacy journal has focused its mission on presenting the voices of practitioners:  commentaries and stories from people who “have been there.”  With this section of the journal, we aim to explore … Read more

The Cost to America and the World The American Diplomacy journal has focused its mission on presenting the voices of practitioners:  commentaries and stories from people who “have been there.”  With this section of the journal, we aim to explore … Read more

The Cost to America and the World The American Diplomacy journal has focused its mission on presenting the voices of practitioners:  commentaries and stories from people who “have been there.”  With this section of the journal, we aim to explore … Read more

Ben Johansen, Politico
U.S.-funded international broadcaster sends new round of resignation offers to employees

Ryan Gliha, LinkedIn
What’s Going On With the “RIFed” U.S. Diplomats: a 2026 Update

The Cost to America and the World The American Diplomacy journal has focused its mission on presenting the voices of practitioners:  commentaries and stories from people who “have been there.”  With this section of the journal, we aim to explore … Read more

The Cost to America and the World The American Diplomacy journal has focused its mission on presenting the voices of practitioners:  commentaries and stories from people who “have been there.”  With this section of the journal, we aim to explore … Read more

The Cost to America and the World The American Diplomacy journal has focused its mission on presenting the voices of practitioners:  commentaries and stories from people who “have been there.”  With this section of the journal, we aim to explore … Read more

The Editor’s Page Commentary The Invasion of Venezuela:  A Serious Mistake and a Rupture of Traditional US Policies by Thomas E. McNamara Performative Realism: The Dangerous Turn in US Foreign and Defense Policy by Matthew Frederick Public Diplomacy in Single-Party … Read more

by Raymond Smith

A Serious Mistake and a Rupture of Traditional US Policies
by Thomas E. McNamara

by Matthew Frederick

by Donald M. Bishop

by Dick Virden

by Jonathan Rickert

by Donald Kursch

by Beatrice Camp